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White Papers & Architectures

Maarek SAA-C03 Slides v45 — Chapter 29. Personal study extract.

Key content

  • White Papers & Architectures
  • Well Architected Framework, Disaster Recovery, etc…
  • Section Overview
  • Well Architected Framework
  • General Guiding Principles
  • Well Architected Framework
  • 6 Pillars
  • AWS Well-Architected Tool
  • Framework and adopt architectural best practices
  • Trusted Advisor
  • AWS account assessment
  • recommendation on 6 categories:
  • More Architecture Examples
  • Exam Review & Tips
  • State of learning checkpoint
  • associate/
  • Practice makes perfect
  • before rushing to the exam
  • experience on AWS
  • just go through it one more time
  • Proceed by elimination
  • Skim the AWS Whitepapers
  • interesting!
  • Read each service's FAQ
  • Get into the AWS Community
  • How will the exam work?
  • Your AWS Certification journey
  • Foundational
  • Knowledge-based certification for
  • foundational understanding of AWS Cloud.
  • No prior experience needed.
  • Professional
  • Role-based certifications that validate advanced skills
  • and knowledge required to design secure, optimized,
  • and modernized applications and to automate processes on AWS.
  • 2 years of prior AWS Cloud experience recommended.
  • Associate
  • Role-based certifications that showcase your knowledge
  • and skills on AWS and build your credibility as an AWS Cloud professional.
  • Prior cloud and/or strong on-premises IT experience recommended.
  • Specialty
  • Dive deeper and position yourself as a trusted advisor to your
  • stakeholders and/or customers in these strategic areas.
  • Refer to the exam guides on the exam pages for recommended experience.
  • AWS Certification Paths – Architecture
  • Architecture
  • Solutions Architect
  • Design, develop, and manage
  • cloud infrastructure and assets,
  • work with DevOps to migrate
  • applications to the cloud
  • Architecture
  • Application Architect
  • Design significant aspects of
  • application architecture including
  • user interface, middleware, and
  • infrastructure, and ensure
  • enterprise-wide scalable, reliable,
  • and manageable systems
  • Dive Deep
  • Dive Deep
  • certification/docs/AWS_certification_paths.pdf
  • optional for IT/
  • cloud professionals
  • recommended for IT/cloud
  • professionals to leverage AI
  • recommended for IT/cloud
  • professionals to leverage AI
  • optional for IT/
  • cloud professionals
  • AWS Certification Paths – Operations
  • Operations
  • Systems Administrator
  • Install, upgrade, and maintain
  • computer components and
  • software, and integrate
  • automation processes
  • Operations
  • Cloud Engineer
  • Implement and operate an
  • organization's networked computing
  • infrastructure and Implement
  • security systems to maintain
  • data safety
  • Dive Deep
  • Dive Deep
  • optional for IT/
  • cloud professionals
  • optional for IT/
  • cloud professionals
  • AWS Certification Paths – DevOps
  • DevOps
  • Test Engineer
  • Embed testing and quality
  • best practices for software
  • development from design to release,
  • throughout the product life cycle
  • DevOps
  • Cloud DevOps Engineer
  • Design, deployment, and operations
  • of large-scale global hybrid
  • cloud computing environment,
  • advocating for end-to-end
  • automated CI/CD DevOps pipelines Optional Dive Deep
  • DevOps
  • DevSecOps Engineer
  • Accelerate enterprise cloud adoption
  • while enabling rapid and stable delivery
  • of capabilities using CI/CD principles,
  • methodologies, and technologies
  • optional for IT/
  • cloud professionals
  • recommended for IT/cloud
  • professionals working on
  • AI/ML projects
  • optional for IT/
  • cloud professionals
  • optional for IT/
  • cloud professionals
  • recommended for IT/cloud
  • professionals working on
  • AI/ML projects
  • AWS Certification Paths – Security
  • Security
  • Cloud Security Engineer
  • Design computer security architecture
  • and develop detailed cyber security designs.
  • Develop, execute, and track performance
  • of security measures to protect information
  • Security
  • Cloud Security Architect
  • Design and implement enterprise cloud
  • solutions applying governance to identify,
  • communicate, and minimize business and
  • technical risks
  • Dive Deep
  • Dive Deepoptional for IT/
  • cloud professionals
  • recommended for IT/cloud
  • professionals to secure
  • AI/ML systems
  • optional for IT/
  • cloud professionals
  • recommended for IT/cloud
  • professionals to secure
  • AI/ML systems
  • AWS Certification Paths – Development &
  • Networking
  • Development
  • Software Development Engineer

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